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John McElroy (1846–1929) was an American printer, soldier, journalist and author, known mainly for writing the novel ''The Red Acorn'' and the four-volume ''Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons'', based upon his lengthy confinement in the Confederate Andersonville prison camp during the American Civil War. ==Biography== McElroy was born to Robert and Mary Henderson McElroy in Greenup County, Kentucky. When his father died, he traveled to St. Louis to become an apprentice in the printing business. As a sixteen-year-old during 1863, McElroy enlisted with the Union Army as a private in Company L of the 16th Illinois Cavalry regiment, having earlier served with local Union troops in operations near St. Louis. During January 1864, he was among dozens of men captured in a skirmish near Jonesville, Virginia, by Confederate cavalrymen commanded by William E. Jones. According to his book, ''Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons'', McElroy was first sent to Richmond, then to Andersonville during February 1864. During October 1864 he was relocated to Savannah and within about six weeks was sent to the new prison in Millen, Georgia (Camp Lawton); thence to several other camps before the war ended. After the war ended, McElroy was released from captivity and transported back to the North. He settled in Chicago and resumed the printer's trade. He became a local reporter and newspaperman before relocating to Toledo, Ohio, to become an editor of the newspaper ''Toledo Blade''. He married Elsie Pomeroy of Ottawa, Ohio, and raised a family. During 1879, he wrote ''Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons'', a non-fiction work based on his experiences during his fifteen-month incarceration. It quickly became a bestseller and remained popular for the next twenty years. During 1884, he relocated from Toledo to Washington, D.C. to become editor and co-owner of the newspaper ''National Tribune''. He was active in the local Grand Army of the Republic, serving as commander of the Department of the Potomac during 1896. During 1908, McElroy published ''The Economic Functions of Vice''. The next year, he published ''Struggle for Missouri'', a history of the controversy concerning slavery that resulted in armed conflict in Missouri. During 1910, he published a Civil War novel entitled ''Si Klegg: His Transformation from a Raw Recruit to a Veteran''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John McElroy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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